Numeric Keypad option on Wireless Keyboard

I use the faux Numeric Keypad setup on my MacBook Pro (fn key + select keys on the right side of the keyboard) to enter music in Sibelius. I'd like to do the same with my BTW Aluminum Keyboard - but the equivalent key strokes don't engage the "numeric pad" setup. Is there any way to do this or is it just not an option?

The laptops my employer provides (probook 6550b & elitebook 8560's) have numeric keypads. What I dislike about the keyboards with them is how off-center the keyboard, track pad and touch pad are. Haveing the keybpard centered is much better for true mobile work. A number pad sounds nice, and If I were an accountant, CPA or someone that works with numbers a great deal, it coul dbe a desireable feature. (or get an external number pad if that important.) Overll, I like the placement of lenovo's keyboard and other keys much better than what HP has done.

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The numeric keypad portion of my keyboard does not work for some reason.
I have tried pressing the "clear" button ovet the "7" key but no go. I have to force
quit now when in InDesign if I use the number pad by mistake. HAve repaired disc
permissions and disc, am at wits end.Please send help! Thanks.

When pressing the Clear button over 7, also hold down Shift - i.e., press Shift-Clear.
Also check in System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse and make sure Mouse Keys has not become enabled. If it has, turn it off.

Introduce a keyboard with built in numeric keypad option on the W500 Lenovo!!

Ok, so this is not so much of a question as suggestion to Lenovo and call for any who think its a good idea to ad your support in appealing to Lenovo to offer it.
There are a number of competitors out there who make 15.x inch laptops and provide a numeric keypad on the keyboard. I do a lot of entering of numbers (and I suspect do a significant proportion of other potential W500 buyers) and not having a numeric keypad is a real limitation. Separate USB keypads don't really fix the problem because they don't offer the convenience and ergonomics of having it on the keyboard. Given the fact that it is aimed at true power users who can justify its cost, it should also offer the option of the keypad. I know this would mean a redesign but I believe there is enough room there (there may need to be some resizing of the current keys to fit it in but for those who crunch a lot of number its would be worth it. Given that many of the competitors who offer less capable machines can successfully fit the numeric keypad on a 15 inch machine then Lenovo should be able to do it without stuffing up the integrity/userbility if the current keyboard.
Anyone agree?

The laptops my employer provides (probook 6550b & elitebook 8560's) have numeric keypads. What I dislike about the keyboards with them is how off-center the keyboard, track pad and touch pad are. Haveing the keybpard centered is much better for true mobile work. A number pad sounds nice, and If I were an accountant, CPA or someone that works with numbers a great deal, it coul dbe a desireable feature. (or get an external number pad if that important.) Overll, I like the placement of lenovo's keyboard and other keys much better than what HP has done.

Are there alternate numeric keys on the wireless keyboard ?

Are there alternate numeric keys on the Apple wireless keyboard?

No. There's a third party numeric keypad on the Apple site, or the wired keyboard has a numeric keypad.

Keypad for iMac, wireless keyboard?

Is anyone using a keypad with the 27"iMac and wireless keyboard? If so, are you using the Apple one or a different one? Is the Apple one the only one that works with their wireless keyboard?
Thanks...

you can also use the trackpad
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H7657VC/A/mobee-magic-numpad-for-apple-magic-t rackpad

Have a flashing folder with a question mark on start-up but cannot hold option as wireless keyboard won't connect, how do I get it to connect if I cannot turn on the machine?

Hello all, I've registered here because I can't work out how to get my keyboard and mouse to connect.
The issue is that when I turn my mid-2010 iMac on it doesn't load up, but instead shows a flashing folder with a question mark. I've Googled this and have some idea how to fix it, the first step in all guides to fixing the problem states that you should hold the option key upon start-up. The problem I'm having is that I've just had to change the batteries on my keyboard and mouse and they are now not connecting. I can't see how to get the keyboard and mouse connected with the Mac stuck on the flashing folder screen, and I can't get the Mac past said screen without using the keyboard. Does anyone know how I can connect the two devices?
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The flashing folder with the ? mark indicates that a bootable system can't be found. You'll need to borrow a wired keyboard so you can boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down). From there you can reinstall the system and try a normal reboot.

New wireless keyboard layout

Can anyone explain why the new wireless keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad? The previous keyboards were the same with the exception of the tethered cord. Does Apple not think I would like to have the same keys on my wireless keyboard (entertainment keys, numeric keys)? I don't understand.

After 45 minutes, 9 Apple "reps" and redialing 6 times, I finally got to a place that they call "Customer (something other than service)" and the person there was at a loss when I asked for customer service. Oh well, anyway he said that he could assist me and what could he do? I asked about the new wireless keyboard (being that my white one, the best thing I have ever gotten, will need to be replaced soon, they don't hold up to Power User wear and tear) not having ten key. The rep said that he hadn't noticed. WHAT?!
So we proceeded to investigate, low and behold he got education and was amazed that there were two different versions and why the wireless one had no 10 key. We discussed that this was the dumbest thing and that it will undoubtedly hurt sales. I asked because of that, will there be a "real" one? He excused himself to go ask a product rep. After about 10 minutes he returned and said that he told them of our conversation, made it clear how I felt and said that they were aware that there was "growing negative opinions" about the new piece and that there, if at all, wouldn't be a version with 10 key until at least next quarter. I told him my main concern was that in about a month or so I will need to pick about 50 of them and if there is no 10 key, I'll have to go to Logitech. He said that the product rep mentioned that they probably lost another sale to Logitech. Yup.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!!!!!!
P.S.
Since the one I have now is still under warranty, as were the previous ones, when I take it back I'll probably get a 10 keyless one, hopefully with the provision that I can exchange it for a real one when they come out.
We'll see.

Numeric keypad no longer works with 10.9

Since updating to OS 10.9 I no longer have any input from the numeric keypad on any extended keyboard. Using those number keys produces no input.

This is not a solution at all, but a test.
Since you are under snow and you don't want to go back I suppose...
Download the leaked beta version of Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac (see crackberry.com).
Just test the connection (do nothing else).
If the connection works (your pin is retrieved by the soft) you have a question on your desk : going back to Leopard or waiting for a maybe upgrade of the DM that today sync only with iCal and not with Entourage.
Y.

Disable embedded numeric keypad?

Hello knowledgeable Mac folks,
Somehow, my father has been managing to repeatedly and unintentionally activate the embedded numeric keypad in his iBook keyboard (the numbers below the letters M, J, K, L, U, and I) as he types. (This has been happening in a number of applications: Word, Firefox, etc.)
My assumption is that he is somehow accidentally hitting certain keys that activate this as he types, but I thought I would check in with the experts. Could this be an indication of a larger issue, or is it likely that he's just unknowingly activating it as he types?
If the latter, what would be the keys that would activate this? How would he deactivate it when he does accidentally activate it? And even more, is there any way to disable this embedded numeric keypad so that he couldn't accidentally activate it at all?
I've been looking around for answers and haven't found anything. Thanks for any help you can offer!
Best,
Emily

Hi Ronda,
I believe he's using 10.3.9.
There haven't been any other major issues -- this is the only one. Usually he uses it on a table, and over the summer he's been actually using it on his lap, so I suspect he's just setting it off accidentally as he types . . .
However, when this is happening, the green num lock light does not come on, which is what made me wonder if there was something else going on.
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Emily

Using Enter key from numeric keypad to enter and switch to next element in an array control

Hello all,
I have a question regarding a simple but annoying problem, of which I did not found a solution yet.
I have written an application in which I have to enter data manually in a numeric array control.
If I want to enter the value and go to the next element in the array control, i am forced to use the Tab key on my keyboard, or risk RSI using the mouse.
How can I assign the Enter key of the numeric keypad section of my keyboard to to the same as the Tab key?
Kind regards,
Raymond

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Numeric Keypad Decimal Character

Although all our NLS% variables seem OK for our locale (Spain)
we can't get in Forms 5 the numeric keypad decimal character as a comma ',' (as needed in our language) but as a dot, which breaks all our localiced masks ( eg 9G999D99).
As our app. is data entry intensive, we need a way to use the numeric keypad, but keeping the locale conventions. It wasn't an iussue before the Euro, but now is a must
Any hint how to change this ?
Tx in advance
Werner Llacer

Hi
Numeric keypad is controled from keyboard driver when your
software use standard Windows control. We had similar problem
and only solution that we found was to pach the file describing
our keyboard. It is not very good because it is not fully
correct and it is different in different Windows versions.
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How do I get PowerBook G4 with Tiger to identify external Numeric Keypad?

I just bought a Travel Solutions Portable Numeric Keypad Model 60-320, which says on the packaging System Requirements: Windows 98, 2000, Me,XP or Mac OS.
The Installation instructions say:
Connect the USB cable of the Numeric Keypad to the USB port on your computer. Your computer will automatically read the keypad. You are now ready to use.
I have Mac OS X 10.4.7
When I plug the Keypad in the Keyboard Setup Assistant opens, with Introduction: Your keyboard cannot be identified and will not be usable until it is identified. To identify this keyboard click Continue.
On clicking Continue, one is required to press the key immediately to the right of the Shift key on the left side of the external keyboard.
It apparently did not occur to whoever wrote this Setup Assistant that people are more likely to want to plug in numeric keypads rather than full keyboards, and that numeric keypads do not have Shift keys!
How do I get the computer to identify the Keypad?
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) 15"

Welcome to the Discussions!
I cannot answer your question, but maybe you can return the keypad you bought and get the Kensington keypad/calculator <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009L1XO/102-7465461-6085726?v=glance&n=172 282>, which works fine with my PB G4.
bd

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I see now that it's context dependent. However, when entering text for a search string in the browser, Swiftkey shows a "Send" key instead of "Enter/Return". When I have an Enter/Return key there, I can just press it and the browser starts my desired search immediately. With the "Send" key, I press it and nothing happens other than a space character appearing immediately after the search string! If I press it twice, the browser will finally start my search.
This is just the wrong context for Swiftkey to have a "Send" key in place of the "Enter/Return" key. In fact, I'd rather have it be an "Enter/Return" key all the time, that has always worked for me in all contexts. So I'm about ready to throw Swiftkey out of the boat, although I've happily used Swiftkey on Android for a couple of years...On Android Swiftkey, the "Enter/Return" key never changes to a "Send" key, so I think that this is just broken on iOS 8. I really don't like it when keys on a keyboard change depending on context, anyways, that just a badly designed user interface.
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Wireless keyboard refurb-numeric keypad nonfunctional

I purchased the keyboard and mouse in January of this year. For several months, the keyboard worked fine. Then, one morning, the numeric keypad not only quit working, but every time I'd push a button on that keyboard, the computer would freeze. For weeks now, I've searched for an answer. One search resulted in the information that you need to use the keyboard NUM LOCK key. Unfortunately, there is not NUM LOCK key on the wireless keyboard, so that's not overly helpful. I use the numeric keypad frequently, and would appreciate any help that anyone might offer. (Trying to get an answer directly from Apple, as you know, seems to be impossible). So, to anyone who can help, thanks in advance

Hello Fred:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
Did you purchase the KB new (warranty question)?
In any event, that behavior does not sound like software. If you are able, use the kb on another BT equipped Mac and see if it replicates (Apple stores would do this for you).
Barry

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Is there a way to activate a numeric keypad on the Apple Wireless Keyboard using such keys as JKL etc?
Cheers,
Travis

Hi Travis, possibly with one of these...
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